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The Global 225
Ranking The Leading Music Companies Worldwide
+ The Global Markets Report

The two-part Global Music Industry Sales Report is the only data package of its kind. In the Top 225 portion, we provide sales volume and statistics for the world's top manufacturers and distributors of musical instruments and audio products. Among the ranked companies are marquee brands such as Yamaha, Steinway, and Taylor, as well as many less familiar names that play important roles in the global music market. The accompanying Global Markets Report offers country-by-country market data and year-to-year trends for the top 43 countries where music products are sold. Data includes total music sales, sales-per-capita, and demographic information. With this data, it's possible study market sizes and characteristics from Chile to China. 

How large is the world's music market? Which countries produce the most? How many people are employed, by country, in the music market? These questions, and many others, are answered in this invaluable report.

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Microsoft Excel + PDF: $89.95 - Spreadsheets include five years of sales history with year-over-year comparisons, employment histories, and complete contact information including phone, website, email, fax, and CEO.

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Here is a sample of data presented on the world’s top 225 musical instrument and audio companies:

Company	Est. Sales	Employees	CEO	Country
Yamaha Corp.	$3,735,660,000	20,400	Takuya Nakata	Japan
Gibson Brands	$1,325,500,000	3,500	James Curleigh	USA
Harman Professional	$1,012,000,000	3,000	Mohit Parasher	USA
Gold Peak Industries	$804,940,000	2,350	Victor Lo Chung Wing	Hong Kong
Sennheiser Elect.	$773,640,000	2,360	Jorg Sennheiser	Germany
Kawai	$728,000,000	2,833	Hirotaka Kawai	Japan
Shure Inc.	$694,000,000	1,305	Christine Schyvinck	USA
Fender Musical Inst.	$585,000,000	1,800	Andy Mooney	USA
Pioneer DJ	$560,000,000	260	Akio Moriwaki	Japan

The Top 225 ranking includes total sales volumes, plus much more data, for the world's largest music markets. The following countries top the list (sales volume in millions):

United States	$7,000
Japan	$1,475
China	$1,383
Germany	$1,005
France	$744
Canada	$738
United Kingdom	$544
Italy	$389
Australia	$372
Korea	$299
Brazil	$289